Prior Authorization Updates Effective July 1, 2025
Date: 04/29/25
Effective July 1, 2025, the following codes will require prior authorization to be submitted to Meridian Medicaid Plan.
Code | Description |
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G0156 | Services of home health/hospice aide in home health or hospice settings, each 15 minutes |
L2036 | Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), full plastic, double upright, with or without free motion knee, with or without free motion ankle, custom fabricated |
67904 | Repair of blepharoptosis; (tarso) levator resection or advancement, external approach |
L0637 | Lumbar-sacral orthosis (LSO), sagittal-coronal control, with rigid anterior and posterior frame/panels, posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 vertebra, lateral strength provided by rigid lateral frame/panels, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise |
L0650 | Lumbar-sacral orthosis (LSO), sagittal-coronal control, with rigid anterior and posterior frame/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 vertebra, lateral strength provided by rigid lateral frame/panel(s), produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated, off-the-shelf |
31296 | Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with dilation (eg, balloon dilation); frontal sinus ostium |
L0648 | Lumbar-sacral orthosis (LSO), sagittal control, with rigid anterior and posterior panels, posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to T-9 vertebra, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated, off-the-shelf |
L8686 | Implantable neurostimulator pulse generator, single array, nonrechargeable, includes extension |
L5856 | Addition to lower extremity prosthesis, endoskeletal knee-shin system, microprocessor control feature, swing and stance phase, includes electronic sensor(s), any type |
L5700 | Replacement, socket, below knee (BK), molded to patient model |
L5968 | Addition to lower limb prosthesis, multiaxial ankle with swing phase active dorsiflexion feature |
L5781 | Addition to lower limb prosthesis, vacuum pump, residual limb volume management and moisture evacuation system |
K0800 | Power operated vehicle, group 1 standard, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds |
The following code will no longer require prior authorization
Code | Description |
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81257 | HBA1/HBA2 (alpha globin 1 and alpha globin 2) (eg, alpha thalassemia, Hb Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome, HbH disease), gene analysis; common deletions or variant (eg, Southeast Asian, Thai, Filipino, Mediterranean, alpha3.7, alpha4.2, alpha20.5, Constant Spring) |
For questions, please contact Meridian Provider Services at 866-606-3700, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.